What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?

3.49 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

3.62 million number

in 2019

South Africa

128,261 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

22nd

South Africa rank

22nd

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
South Africa

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 3.62 million number against 128,261 number in South Africa, a difference of 3.49 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 28.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.09 million number	121,892 number	11.97 million number	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s	9.95 million number	126,967 number	9.82 million number	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s	3.66 million number	169,472 number	3.49 million number	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Africa?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 3.62 million number against 128,261 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?: 3.49 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.